Amboy Road & Colon Avenue
Amboy Road and Colon Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Great Kills Post Office is 1,080 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and seven places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1990, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway1,180 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Amboy Rd, 920 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM6920 feetS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4275 Amboy Road Gas station0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10308
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1990.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Amboy Road
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 8 Shirlee Solomon School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Great Kills Veterans Playground1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Great Kills Post Office1,080 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch870 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy400 feet
Shopping centers
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Seeley Lane 80 feet
- Amboy Road & Saccheri Court 190 feet
- Amboy Road & Sherwood Place 240 feet
- Amboy Road & Lindenwood Road 280 feet
- Seeley Lane & Pleasant Street 310 feet
- Amboy Road & Nolan Avenue 510 feet
- Lindenwood Road & Giffords Glen 520 feet
- Lindenwood Road & Pleasant Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road or Colon Avenue.